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DEL PIERO Alessandro

Age: 23 - Born 09.11.74
Height: 1m73
Weight: 73kg
Position: Forward
Club: Juventus (Italy)
International Debut: 25.03.95 ITA:EST 4:1

Began his career at Padova (91/93) before joining Juventus
Won Italian championship with Juventus (95, 97), Winner of the UEFA Champions League and European Supercup in 96, Unofficial World Club Cup winner in 96 when he scored the winning goal for Juventus against River Plate in Tokyo, Runner-up with Juventus in
Praised by the Italian media as the "new Roberto Baggio" and has many of the same qualities
Inspirational in helping Juventus reach the 98 UEFA Champions League Final against Real Madrid
Nicknamed "Alex"


Career Facts
Selections: 22
As Of: 03.07.98
Goals: 8
As Of: 02.06.98


France 98 Statistics
Assists: 1
Corner Kicks: 5
Fouls Suffered: 8
Fouls: 6
Offside: 4
Shots: 9
Shots on Goal: 6
Cautions: 1


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